STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps... The works of Francis Bacon - Side 361af Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| English instructor - 1801 - 272 sider
...multitude. » SPECTATOR. ON STUDY. OTUDIES serve for delight , for ornament , and for ability. The chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring;...business. For expert men can execute , and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; bui the general counsels , and the plots , and marshalling of affairs ,... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 sider
...serve for delight , for ornament, and for ability. The chief use for dilight is in pri— vateness and retiring ; for ornament , is in discourse ; and for ability , is in the judgment and ilisposition of business. For expert men can execute , and perhaps judge of particulars one by one... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 sider
...serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chiefe use for delight, is in privatenesse and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of businesse. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars,... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 sider
...serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chiefe use for delight, is in privatenesse and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of businesse. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars,... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 sider
...MELMOTH. .S 1 I:,. * CHAP. IX. ON S FUDY. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, asd for ability. The chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring;...business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels,,and the plots, and marshalling of affairs, come... | |
| Manual - 1809 - 288 sider
...himself; he has more pride and ambition than any other sort of sinner. ESSAY 5. OF STUDIES. (Lord Bacon.) STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privacy and retirement ; for ornament, is in discourse, and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 sider
...delight, for ornament, and for ability. The chief use for delight, is in privateness. and retirement ; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability is...business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels, and the plots, and marshalling of affairs, come... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 sider
...contrivers of suits; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. o* %ttltliC0, STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one: but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs come... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 sider
...contrivers of suits ; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. OF STUDIES. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....business : for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one : but the general counsels-, and the plots and marshalling of affairs come... | |
| 1818 - 506 sider
...blended with what has gone before : " Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. The chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring...ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them. Reading maketh a full man,... | |
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